Dd saying OW all the time.

For the last few days dd (dear daughter) has started saying ow all the time. At first it seemed to be whenever I try to get her to do something she doesn't want to do like putting her in the stroller. Now she is saying it randomly all day long. I thought maybe it was just a random toddler phase but now I am starting to wonder if something is actually hurting. I have no idea where she would have learned this behavior from. Has anyone ever heard of a toddler doing this before?

Could totally be a random toddler thing and that is most likely. But is she s...

Posted
06/28/2016

Could totally be a random toddler thing and that is most likely. But is she saying it ALL the time or just frequently enough to catch your attention? Is she in diapers? Could she have a UTI?

Not all the time just randomly. She is in diapers but she seems to be urinating normally. Although now that you mention it she has been grabbing at her diaper sometimes lately but not at the same times as she says ow. I figured that may be a sign of being ready for potty training. I guess maybe I should call and make an appointment for her in the morning.

Mine started grabbing her arm and saying ow which really concerned me.... but then I saw her do it to her doll and realized she was trying to say arm lol. I'm sure it's nothing if she's acting normal and eating/playing/going to bathroom then it's probably just a new thing she learned

My LO (little one) sometimes says ears. I have taken him to the doctor to check for ear infections on a few occasions but they are always clear. Just when I think he's communicating, I realize he's only being random! Toddlers are so strange sometimes.

The other day we took my nephew with us to the park and he tripped and scuffed his knee so I kissed it better and then DD (dear daughter) pretended to hurt her knee too and said "ow ow knee" so she got some kisses too. I wouldn't be too worried about it if she doesn't seem actually to be in pain. She's probably just stretching her vocabulary.

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